Amy Cabrera
Murrieta,CA
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate professional with a unique blend of expertise as both an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and a survival swimming instructor. With a strong foundation in nursing, I possess extensive knowledge in patient care, health education, and emergency response, allowing me to approach challenges with confidence and clarity.
As a survival swimming instructor, I am passionate about promoting water safety and enhancing individuals' aquatic skills, focusing on building confidence and resilience in the water. My ability to communicate effectively and engage students creates a supportive learning environment, encouraging participants to develop their skills and comfort levels.
Driven by a commitment to health and safety, I leverage my clinical background to educate individuals and families about the importance of water safety while incorporating essential first aid and emergency response techniques into my teaching. I thrive in dynamic environments, adapt quickly to changing circumstances, and prioritize the well-being of those I work with.
I am eager to continue making a positive impact in both healthcare and aquatic education, fostering safe practices and empowering individuals to thrive both in and out of the water.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Swimming Lessons Instructor
Lifesaver Aquatics
Murrieta, CA
07.2024 - Current
- Maintained control and safety of class and kept children in flotation always within arm's reach.
- Took notes strengths and weaknesses of each child in class to track progress.
- Assisted in setting up pool deck, cleaning up public areas and closing pool in unsafe conditions.
- Used teaching aids such as kickboards, diving rings, and fins correctly to teach students.
- Prepared equipment before each class class and stored items promptly after classes.
- Planned classes covering different ages and skill levels to prepare students for basic and advanced swimming needs.
- Taught daily swim instruction to students varying in ages and skill levels.
- Implemented proper safety protocols and emergency response plans.
- Adapted teaching techniques to different learning styles.
- Collaborated with swim team coaches to develop successful training plans.
- Communicated clearly and positively with parents to ensure expectations were met and exceeded.
- Assisted with marketing and promoting of classes and services.
- Utilized effective record-keeping system for tracking customer information.
- Provided emergency first aid and CPR as needed.
- Counseled participants on nutrition to help reach fitness goals.
- Set up and broke down equipment before and after classes.
- Motivated participants through one-on-one instruction and positive feedback.
Assistant Department Administrator/Clinical Director - Maternal Child Health Labor & Delivery/FCC/NICU
Kaiser Permanente
Irvine, CA
02.2018 - Current
- Supervises the delivery of nursing services and patient care within L&D, Post Partum and NICU of 25+ staff/shift on the unit
- Cares for High Risk Postpartum Mother-baby couplets in a baby friendly designated facility to assist staff with meal periods and critical events
- Offers quality patient and serves as a mentor and aid to all staff on the unit, performing patient care while nurses take breaks
- Supervises day to day clinical operations including practice standards, staffing, payroll, budget, fiscal managment, and QI
- Collaborates with multi-disciplanary teams to offer the best patient care
- Serves on committees as chair and member.
Nursing Instructor
American Career College
Ontario, CA
04.2010 - Current
- Delivers class and clinical instructions according to an approved course syllabus using accepted and effective teaching methods; develops daily lesson plans; advises and tutors students; maintains current and accurate attendance and grade records; remains current in applicable program teaching field; participates in faculty meetings, instructional seminars and in-service training sessions
- Participates in school activities such as faculty meetings, student functions, graduation exercises, open houses, new student orientations, and advisory board meetings
Emergency Department Registry Staff RN
Readylink Healthcare
Ontario, CA
04.2010 - Current
- Work as an Emergency Room nurse caring for patients at major acute hospital facilities in the Inland Empire.
Charge RN - FCC
Kaiser Permanente
Riverside, CA
08.2016 - 02.2018
- Directs, reviews, assigns and organizes the FCC staff regarding patient care assignments, rooming patients, coordinating care of the patient from L&D to FCC and home in a seamless transition collaboratively with other providers of various disciplines
- Cares for High Risk Postpartum Mother-baby couplets in a baby friendly designated facility
- Offers quality patient and serves as a mentor and aid to all staff on the unit, performing patient care while nurses take breaks
- Performs PKU screens, baths, gives medications, admits and discharges patients to the unit, offer breastfeeding teaching
- Assisting with newborn circumcisions when filling in on the day shift
- Attending Charge Nurse Meetings, organizing huddles and communicating administrative goals and business to staff and from staff to management.
FCC (Postpartum) RN
Kaiser Permanente
Downey, CA
08.2015 - 08.2016
- Cares for Gynecologic Patients, High Risk Antepartum Mother's and their babies and Postpartum Mother-baby couplets in a baby friendly designated facility
- Offers quality patient care transitioning baby from L&D to postpartum area
- Performs PKU screens, baths, gives medications, admits and discharges patients to the unit
- Assists with breastfeeding on unit
- Trained in OR to scrub in assist and recover mom and baby in bonding area for immediate post-op period.
Nursery/Postpartum RN
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Murrieta, CA
08.2014 - 08.2015
- Cares for newborns in the nursery as well as floats out to postpartum
- Cross-trained in both arenas
- Assists with catching babies when L&D is short staffed
- Cares for baby immediately after delivery performing newborn assessments, giving medications, bathing baby, performing TCBs, PKUs, laboratory blood draws and blood cultures, working collaboratively with NICU staff to determine if baby needs a higher level of care
- Also works postpartum with mother and baby couplets to facilitate a baby friendly environment and help bonding between families
- Assists with breastfeeding, setting up breast-pumps and teaching self and infant care to new families.
Nursing Education Instructor, RN Quality Manager
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Moreno Valley, CA
03.2014 - 12.2014
- Managed a group of Care Facilitator RN and LVNs through state surveys making critical changes to deficiencies found hospital wide
- Collaborated directly with the Executive Hospital team and Greely Goup to modify policies, procedures and operations throughout the facility
- Educated staff including physicians, RNs, LVNs, etc
- On a variety of topics including teaching BLS courses
- Additional Collateral Duty: Floating Staff RN in the postpartum/ mother-baby unit
Newborn Nursery RN
Hemet Valley Medical Center
Hemet, CA
05.2014 - 07.2014
- Cares for baby from the time of delivery in the OR delivered via c-section as well as vaginal deliveries
- Transitions infant from time of birth till taken to bedside with mom for couplet care
- Performs assessments, gives IV/IM/and topical medications, treats newborns with phototherapy for jaundice, runs labs/PKU
- Codes newborn infants that are unstable, assists with stabilization of infants for transfer to higher level of care, assists infants and parents with newborns ADLs
- Assists the post-partum staff assisting with patient couplet care as a post-partum float
Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN
Palomar Medical Center
Escondido, CA
01.2013 - 08.2013
- Supervised all ED staff at the Palomar Main Campus, assisted with all nursing procedures
- Coordinated, organized, and disseminated professional staff training
- Maintained educational personnel training records
- Provided counseling/education for Health Promotion and Disease Management (Diabetes, Trauma, Management of Pediatric Codes and Strokes)
- Additional Collateral Duty: Emergency Department Staff RN Assigned to fill staffing gap, duties included daily management of patients, patient flow, Direct Bedding nursing duties; triage and assessment
Pediatric Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente
Baldwin Park, CA
01.2011 - 03.2012
- Monitored and evaluated treatment plans
- Coordinated meetings to manage utilization of patients services, transfers, admits and discharges
- Served as patient advocate and consulted with a multidisciplinary team to plan best practices for care
- Used data management and cost effective measures.
Critical Care Transport (CCT) RN Division Charge RN
American Medical Response
Victorville, CA
08.2011 - 01.2012
- Maintained Equipment for Transport monitoring proper functioning of oxygen tanks, portable respirators, portable IV pumps, ventilators and their connection equipment including CO2 monitors
- Managed/coordinated transfers with call center of patients being transported
- Transported patients across county lines from Victorville to LA and San Diego
- Managed/cared for critical care patients maintaining their ventilation and cardiac status
- Significant Collateral Duty: Assisted in the teaching of BLS courses for EMTs
Urgent Care Nursing Supervisor
HealthCare Partners
Montebello, CA
09.2010 - 04.2010
- Coordinates with providers and ancillary departments to plan work assignments according to staff abilities, patient and provider schedules, patient flow and procedures
- Assists the Site Administrator/Manager in ensuring compliance with certification, competencies and compliance measures
- Participates in Care Team hiring and termination
- Responds to emergencies within the site
- Identifies and participates in quality improvement projects and participates in Nursing Leadership and Nurse Peer Review
- Ensures proper staffing/scheduling/CTM rotation schedules.
Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN
Kaiser Permanente
Los Angeles, CA
06.2008 - 10.2009
- Supervises staff clinically, performs evaluations pertaining to competencies related to patient care
- Assist in interviewing staff and provides input into evaluations regarding clinical competence, competency development and recommending terminations when appropriate
- Participates as a part of management in providing 24 hour clinical leadership by developing standards of practice, policies and procedures for a specialty patient population that are consistent with professional practice standards
- Partners with fellow clinical and operational managers in implementing methods and processes in specialty area to support change in nursing practice, care programs and clinical innovation achieving improved patient/family outcomes
- Develops, implements/coordinates, and evaluates specialty education programs for patient and families as well as the nursing staff, including nurses in the communities.
Level III Emergency Department Lead RN
Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, CA
07.2005 - 06.2008
- Supervisory experience and triages patients
- Proficiencies in emergency responses such as resuscitation/ codes, HAZMAT response, and emergency childbirth
- Proficient in the use of computers in documentation, tracking, conveying information
- Medication administration and management including titrating infusions and pediatric medications.
Level II Staff RN Med/Surg- Oncology
Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, CA
01.2005 - 07.2005
- Provide and supervise care for their patients by monitoring their patients' physical conditions, prescribing medications, and formulating system management strategies
- They may work with children or adolescents with cancer or blood disorders, or adults or seniors.Practice performing tasks/working with devices such as: vascular access devices, venipuncture, intravenous cannulation, chemotherapy management, and pain management.
Education
Instructor - Sports
Swim Lessons University
08.2024
Instructor - Sports
Survival Swimming
Riverside California06.2024
MSN- Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist -
University of San Diego
01.2007
Nursing Bachelors of Science in Nursing, PHN -
California State University, Los Angeles
01.2004
Skills
- Progress Tracking
- Strong communicator
- CPR Certified
- Parent Communication
- Physical Fitness
- Equipment Inspection
- Swim Instruction
- Stroke Demonstration
- Child Supervision
- Pool safety
- Personalized Instruction
- Swimming and Water Safety
- Curriculum Implementation
- Stroke techniques
- Swimming Lessons
- Student and Class Monitoring
- Creative Thinking
- Safety Training
- Private swim lessons
- File and Record Management
- Swim Stroke Techniques
- Pool operations
- Equipment management
- First Aid and BLS Certification
Websites
Certification
- Survival Swimming Instructor Certified
- Clinical Nurse Specialist License # 2855
- Registered Nurse License # 649289
- Public Health Nurse License # 6852
- BLS Certified
References
Available upon request
Volunteer Experience
- Girl Scout Leader for GSSGC 2014-Present
- Children's Education Aid St. Martha's Catholic Church 2014-Present
- Operation h Child Volunteer
- Pay it Forward with Love Volunteer - Riverside County
- USMC Marie Corps Key Volunteer as appointed by the Commanding Officer of HMM3-131
Affiliations
First 5 of California
The Judah Brown Project
Timeline
Swimming Lessons Instructor
Lifesaver Aquatics
07.2024 - Current
Assistant Department Administrator/Clinical Director - Maternal Child Health Labor & Delivery/FCC/NICU
Kaiser Permanente
02.2018 - Current
Charge RN - FCC
Kaiser Permanente
08.2016 - 02.2018
FCC (Postpartum) RN
Kaiser Permanente
08.2015 - 08.2016
Nursery/Postpartum RN
Rancho Springs Medical Center
08.2014 - 08.2015
Newborn Nursery RN
Hemet Valley Medical Center
05.2014 - 07.2014
Nursing Education Instructor, RN Quality Manager
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
03.2014 - 12.2014
Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN
Palomar Medical Center
01.2013 - 08.2013
Critical Care Transport (CCT) RN Division Charge RN
American Medical Response
08.2011 - 01.2012
Pediatric Case Manager
Kaiser Permanente
01.2011 - 03.2012
Urgent Care Nursing Supervisor
HealthCare Partners
09.2010 - 04.2010
Nursing Instructor
American Career College
04.2010 - Current
Emergency Department Registry Staff RN
Readylink Healthcare
04.2010 - Current
Clinical Nurse Specialist, RN
Kaiser Permanente
06.2008 - 10.2009
Level III Emergency Department Lead RN
Kaiser Permanente
07.2005 - 06.2008
Level II Staff RN Med/Surg- Oncology
Kaiser Permanente
01.2005 - 07.2005
Instructor - Sports
Swim Lessons University
Instructor - Sports
Survival Swimming
MSN- Family Health Clinical Nurse Specialist -
University of San Diego
Nursing Bachelors of Science in Nursing, PHN -
California State University, Los Angeles